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truth bc school trusted me with free will for my assignment and this is how I choose to use it
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“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”
— Vincent Van Gogh
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after a brutal quarter nothing makes me smile more than when I see reblogs on my art from 2022–especially after a bad critique this week. 🥺💖
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Yeah, a heart made fullmetal.
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What do you all study when you're doing art studies??
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Hi Neil,
Have you ever struggled with jealousy and comparing yourself to other writers? I ask because one of my closest friends is a better writer than me, and sometimes it drives me crazy with envy. She and I both desperately want to be famous for our writing and I hate that she might get that and I might not. I genuinely love her as a person but I'm worried that this jealousy will ruin a wonderful friendship unless I get it under control. Any advice?
Thank you in advance.
If you go that route, comparing yourself to other writers, imagining yourself to be in competition with them, you'll lose. You'll always lose.
The only person as a writer you are in competition with is you. Your job is to write better and more honestly than you did yesterday.
You'll never be any other writers. They will never be you.
Plough your own furrow. Stay in your own lane.
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Have you seen my character pack? The pack contains 12 pose reference sheets featuring a front, 3/4, and back view of a female pose with various personality themes including: neutral, tough, casual, confident, fighty, mysterious, alluring, grumpy, cute, super, and shy. It's only $5!
Use the sheets as they are or mix and match for the perfect character reference sheet! Get it now.
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young me especially would have hated hearing this but networking is literally the most important thing you can do to improve your situation like forget economic barriers to education etc just keep making friends with different people and eventually someone will offer you a hand up just because they dig your vibe and that is exactly all that's happening when undeserving people surpass you anyway
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Do you know about my free web based sketch app that rotates random pose references? 🤔
It's called AdorkaStock Sketch and you can access it on desktop or mobile. It will adjust to fit your screen! On mobile you can scroll down to see the options.
There are currently just over 2,000 poses in rotation with more coming. You can change the timer, skip poses, sort with filters, or try predefined class modes.
The site is completely free and thanks to my Patrons I was recently able to remove third-party ads! If you turn off your ad blockers while using the site you will only see my own ads.
You can also make a free account which will allow you to collect a favorites list and set sketching goals.
Please check it out and use it as often as you need to for pose browsing, gesture warm ups, or long drawing sessions (just hit pause on any pose!)
Hope it's super useful for you. Happy drawing! 🎨✨
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just a little doodle of ed -- happy new years!!
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Here is a collection of all the freebies from this year. There are 142 photos in total and it’s only thanks to your amazing support that I was able to create so many different reference sets.
You can download the full pack via Ko-Fi.
My life took a very unexpected turn this year but I’m glad and thankful that one thing hasn’t changed: my love for taking reference photos, the excitement of learning more about it and the joy of knowing that I can help artists with them.
I hope you all have a good start into the new year. 🌺
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